I think that this link would be a good starting point, from Microsoft's "Windows Vista User Experience Guidelines:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511328.aspx
And this might be very close to the two page bullet point list you are looking for: "Top Violations":
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511331.aspx
Very down to earth tips like: "Set a minimum window size if there is a size below which the content is no longer usable."
